Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-06-03
NATURAL GAS.

Messrs. A. R. Champney, A. G. viii.
liams and d. X. Hollenbeck have been |
quitely at work sinking well on the
farm of w, S. Eberly, near Cygnet |
Bloom township, and on Wednesday of
last week they were rewarded with n
good paying well. The Trenton was
struck at /, lao feet, fine flow of gas at
1,161, and a hundred barrel flowing well
OF oil at I,l75 feet. Tan kage is being
put in to preserve the find. They are to
be congratulated upon their success.
The Brown Bros. near Bowling Green
have struck good paying gas we'll on their
farm.
The Beacon says several wells are down
to the sand in the oil field near North
Baltimore, but will not be drilled in at
present, owing to lack Of tankage.
Tontogany expects 10 be ready shortly
10 commence operations on a gas well.
The northwest will soon be we'll perfora-
ted, whatever the results may be.
Cincinnati parties have taken an interest
in the gas well at Haskns and have the
machinery ON the ground and are about
ready TO commence sinking a well there.
The EbeIly well, owned by Nelson &
Kennedy, OF Lima, was drilled in on We'd
nesday OF last week and is said 10 be about
200 barrel we'll, without pumping. This
well is near Portage aud the ialherst north
of any yet sunk.
The finding Of natural gas in SulIy coun.
ty, Dakota, is attracting considerable al
tenlion and Eastern parties are writing
| with view of developing the find. If Il
luxury here what would gas be as fuel
where they have 10 burn hay?
A large gushing gas well is reported TO
have come in on the first of the week at
Miamisburg, Ohio, eight miles below Day
ton, and the people of that section are
greatly elated over the find. II This proves
correct II opens another new field.
| AT a depth of l25 feet the drillers OF
a gas well at Monroeville, O., struck a
gusher, or a very large pocket. The drill
and sinker, weighing $500 pounds, were
lifted al least ten feet, the casing blown
loose and mnd and water in solid stream
wse thrown far above 65 foot derrick.
The Bowling Green Natural Gas Co
and the Council of that village can not
agree upon terms of purchase of the gas
plant, The Company wanted $50, 900 fol
the complete plant, but the Council will
moi pay that sum, and have purchased the
Roce welland are preparing to sink two
or three others from which they expect tc
obtain full supply.
The bonds of North Baltimore, for SIC, :
600, was awarded TO Spilzer & Co. Of To-
ledo, al the best bidders, on the 2elli ult
The Mayor appointed and the Council
confirmed FIVE Trustees 10 take charge o
the gas plant in the village aud the eniir,
plant. pipe lines and everything connected
Herewith was turned over 10 the corpora
ton June 1st, when the money was TO b'
paid to Duke, Corey & NJ yers. The plan
will be under control of the Trustees, III,
Council reserving The ri ght to regn late th'
price. The Beacon says the cost OF gas tOl
: public and private use will not exceed f5
per month for cooking and heating stove!
and may be as low MS Soc.
At meeting of the Perrysburg Ga
Co. on Monday evening it was ascertain
ed that majority Of the stockholder
were in favor of sinking another wei
within the corporation limits of Perrys
, burg and it was SO decided. Mr.. Johl
Anon was asked to and made proposi
ton to furnish one acre of his 10 acr
tract cornering on the southwest of For
, Meigs Cemetery, which was to cos
nothing If not successful, and If sue
cessful they were to pay him $3.50 70
the acre. While there was strong oppc
stion on the part of some of the stock
holders, it was decided to sink the we
at this point, and work to commence q
: once. Messrs. Frank Horton d Brothe
a who drilled the well at Turkey Foo
q have the contract to sink the well at I
per foot.